Parler-TTS: evaluating controllable voice models
Published on August 8, 2024, the announcement presents Mini and Large v1, models trained on 45,000 hours of speech, with voice controls set through text prompts.
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What happened and what to do
The announcement, published on August 8, 2024, presents the open-source Parler-TTS Mini and Large v1 models, trained on 45,000 hours of speech. Text prompts can control characteristics such as gender, background noise, speed, pitch, and reverberation. Weights, training data, and recipes were made available for engineers to evaluate.
A company can test these models on samples representative of its use cases, measuring quality, control consistency, and performance under different audio conditions. A testing pipeline and results dashboard can help compare configurations before integrating speech synthesis into products or internal processes.
How the consultancy can help
Wendelmaques can diagnose the use case and voice requirements, define a technical evaluation with appropriate criteria and data, and deliver a scoped implementation covering the test pipeline, integration, and operation.
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